October 21, 2009
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Let's maximize this cyber connection with Sylff colleagues to empower your research and social activities!
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October 13, 2009
Dear Sylff Friends,
Regarding “Soliciting Contribution for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Philippines” project undertaken by the Ateneo de Manila University and coordinated by Sherilyn Siy (Sylff Fellow of the Ateneo) pertaining to the Sylff community, we would like to share with you further update and information. Continue reading
October 7, 2009
Dear Sylff Friends,
You may have read/seen the news about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Ondoy in Manila.
At one point, it was estimated that 80% of Metro Manila was underwater, although the damage is not limited to Metro Manila alone. Over 250+ were killed and some 400,000 people displaced. Continue reading
September 18, 2009
The Sylff Chamber Music Seminar Concert will be held in Vienna on October 4, 2009! Many talented Sylff-fellow musicians from the three Sylff musical institutions of Conservatoire national superieur de musique et de danse de Paris (France), The Juilliard School, (New York, U.S.A.), and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria), will be gathering in Vienna where they will perform in a concert after practicing intensively for a week. This concert is organized as part of the festivities commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, the “father of classical chamber music.” The venue for the concert will thus be where Joseph Haydn spent 40 years of his life – the palace of the Prince of Eszterhazy in Eisenstadt.
Please join this unique concert, which will take place as follows:
When: 11:00 a.m. Sunday October 4th, 2009
Venue: Empiresaal, Schloss Esterházy, 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria Tel: +43 (0)2682 719 -3000
Ticket Price: 18 Euro (20% discount for students and retired persons)
Detailed information on the concert (in English):
http://www.haydn2009.at/jart/prj3/haydnjahr/main.jart?rel=en&reserve-mode=active&content-id=1210000619392&show_produktion=1221754924169
About the 200th anniversary of Joseph Haydn’s death (in English):
http://www.haydn2009.at/jart/prj3/haydnjahr/main.jart?reserve-mode=active&rel=en
Detailed information on the concert (in German):
http://www3.mdw.ac.at/?pageid=2&termid=2084389
How to get a ticket (in German):
https://tickets.jet.at/haydnfestival/CategorySelection.aspx?msg=0&ret=2&e=158
Please come and join us!
September 8, 2009
"Eco japan cup" is a public-private partnership event organized jointly by the Environmental Business Women, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan. Continue reading
August 4, 2009
Rozenda Hendrickse, a Sylff fellow of the University of the Western Cape, publishes Governance and Financial Sustainability of NGOs in South Africa. Continue reading
July 24, 2009
The Deusto University SYLFF Fellows Association (DUSKE) is organizing the International Forum - Local Initiatives to the Global Crisis in Bilbao, Spain to be held from 10-12 December 2009.
DUSKE now calls for your presentations as well as your participation in the forum. Please click below for more details.
June 19, 2009
Your portal to non-Sylff related events, calls for contributions, publications of interest, and more…
Listed below are some 2009-2010 announcements, selected and compiled by members of the Sylff Fellows Council as a service to the SYLFF community.
These announcements may be of interest to Sylff fellows anywhere in the world and across disciplines, particularly as a gateway to resources for professional, academic and leadership development.
For further information on any particular announcement, please contact the respective organizers directly. Please note, however, that the Scholarship Division of the Tokyo Foundation and the SFC are not responsible for any problems or inconveniences that may arise from contacting the organizers or participating in these events.
New lists of announcements will be issued from time to time, so keep on checking this website for exciting notices!
If you are a Sylff fellow and would like to share non-Sylff related announcements, please send the information according to the following guidelines to Severine Minot, 2009 liaison officer of the SFC, via e-mail at severineminot[a]hotmail.com(*[a] must be replaced by @).
(a) Name of the program (events, publications, prize, etc.)
(b) Date and place
(c) Brief introduction of the program (less than 40 words)
(d) Organizer’s contact information (Website URL, contact person’s e-mail address, etc.)
We are on the lookout for:
- Events (international conferences, seminars, workshops, seasonal and regular training programs, etc.)
- Calls for contributions (for articles, presentations, research participation, award nominations, etc.)
- Publications of interest (new periodicals and special journal issues, book launches, etc.)
- Prizes, scholarships, fellowships and internships opportunities.
- Professional opportunities (contract offers, calls for tenders, special position offers)
N.B. This tool is not an exhaustive database. This list and forthcoming ones are available as bulletins on the Sylff website and kept as archives.
June 10, 2009
Three extraordinary pianists selected for the Sylff Chamber Music Seminar, hosted by Austria’s Universität für Music und darstellende Kunst Wien in 2008, came together again for one of the world’s most prestigious music events – the 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. The three were amongst the elite group of 29 competitors invited to Texas for the live rounds, amongst the thousands who auditioned in six cities in China, Europe and the USA. They were Naomi Kudo (USA & Japan) from the Juilliard School; Natacha Kudritskaya (Ukraine) from the Paris Conservatoire; and Vassilis Varvaresos (Greece), from the Juilliard School. Continue reading
June 8, 2009
The Tokyo Foundation calls for applications for a program called "Building A Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue" (BABA retreats). BABA was initiated in 2006 by The Nippon Foundation and its affiliates (NFG) including the Tokyo Foundation. The objective of the program is to nurture future leaders for Asia. It brings together young Asians (or those who are based in Asia) from all over Asia to either China or India for an 8-day retreat where they get an opportunity to interact with one another and with resource persons from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise, develop and share skills of leadership, and contemplate and discuss critical issues concerning Asia and the world. Please, read more about the retreat through the following link; http://www.buildingabetterasia.com/
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